Elsewhere on the primary card, Ballymena’s Rhys McKee misplaced to France’s Axel Sola within the third spherical.

In a back-and-forth contest, Sola dropped McKee with a physique shot, earlier than the referee stopped the competition on the bottom.

McKee protested the stoppage after seeming to get well rapidly, however the defeat leaves the 29-year-old with 5 defeats from six UFC fights.

It was a bitter blow for the welterweight, whose momentum has been halted as soon as extra after incomes his first UFC win in opposition to Daniel Frunza in April.

On the undercard, Britain’s Sam Patterson continued the spectacular begin to his UFC profession as a flurry of punches stopped American Trey Waters within the first spherical.

The victory was Patterson’s fourth consecutive first-round end which is the present longest streak within the UFC.

Fellow Briton Harry Hardwick suffered defeat, nonetheless, as a collection of leg kicks from Kaue Fernandes left the 30-year-old unable to proceed.

Hardwick, who’s the Cage Warriors featherweight champion, was making his UFC debut and took the bout at solely 5 days’ discover.

There was additionally defeat for Eire’s Shauna Bannon as she submitted to a rear-naked choke by Sam Hughes within the second spherical of their strawweight contest.